How to prevent porn, alcoho, tobacco, weed or any dopamine cravings & if occur, how to reduce intensity
A complete masterclass ๐งต
A complete masterclass ๐งต
Who is this thread for?
- You have an addiction problem
- Life is affected but you cant stop
- Your attempts to quit fail due to cravings
- You don't know why you behave like this
- You don't know how to stop
- You want real solutions not platitudes
If this is you, read on.
- You have an addiction problem
- Life is affected but you cant stop
- Your attempts to quit fail due to cravings
- You don't know why you behave like this
- You don't know how to stop
- You want real solutions not platitudes
If this is you, read on.
Falling to craving is not weakness of will. It is not a testament to your self worth or any indication of your desire to break free. Cravings have a deep rooted psychological and neurological mechanism that is designed to make you fail, If you do not know how to handle it well.
Elevated Glutamate level in the Left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex is associated with higher cravings. In fact GLU plays a significant role in addiction as research finds. Like dopamine, after the initial peak, GLU levels fall below baseline and your brain responds with craving
This thread is not about theory though, today I will teach you a much more pragmatic cravings handling solution.
Let's begin.
Think about this logically, if you desire something really bad, a potent desire that consumes the entirety of your mental faculties..
What can you do?
Let's begin.
Think about this logically, if you desire something really bad, a potent desire that consumes the entirety of your mental faculties..
What can you do?
You can interrupt and eliminate the desire before it takes hold
OR
You can reduce the intensity of the desire when it does happen
We will simply use an extrapolation of this logic to fight cravings
How? Read on, I will explain..
OR
You can reduce the intensity of the desire when it does happen
We will simply use an extrapolation of this logic to fight cravings
How? Read on, I will explain..
How to interrupt and stop cravings before they consume you :
To begin understanding this, you will need some prerequisite knowledge & I will give you the overview
A major source for cravings are glutamate related addiction memories created when you have intense dopamine spikes
To begin understanding this, you will need some prerequisite knowledge & I will give you the overview
A major source for cravings are glutamate related addiction memories created when you have intense dopamine spikes
These memories and the subsequent cravings shift your brain from frontal cortex functioning to mid brain activation
This means you go into automatic mode from manual
So what do you need to stop this?
1) Eliminate triggers that activate Glutamate related memories
This means you go into automatic mode from manual
So what do you need to stop this?
1) Eliminate triggers that activate Glutamate related memories
2) Train your awareness to identify the point just before mid brain activation
3) Coping systems to deploy once you get to this point
That's it, focus on these 3 and 90% of your cravings can be handled
How? Lets explore further..
3) Coping systems to deploy once you get to this point
That's it, focus on these 3 and 90% of your cravings can be handled
How? Lets explore further..
1) Introspect on your life and identify every single trigger that sets you off. They usually fall into these categories
People, time, emotional state, preceding events, things, locations, sounds, odour.. you get the drift, anything that sets you off.
Now what?
People, time, emotional state, preceding events, things, locations, sounds, odour.. you get the drift, anything that sets you off.
Now what?
Now be really honest with yourself and eliminate all that you can off the list. You have no choice, you have to do this to move forward. Be brutal in elimination. Your focus is recovery, nothing else matters.
Next?
Next?
Now there is still a possibility that something gets through the cracks..
How do you handle this?
Lets examine this thoroughly.
Most of you are in a state of passive reaction. Your habits are so deeply ingrained in you, your subconscious molds it as your default state
So?
How do you handle this?
Lets examine this thoroughly.
Most of you are in a state of passive reaction. Your habits are so deeply ingrained in you, your subconscious molds it as your default state
So?
We change this..
First you need to train your awareness. Meditation twice a day everyday is a must.
Then you add concepts like Boyd's loop (intelligent decision making) & DDM's (Dynamic decision making) + Perceive-Understand-Predict (PUP) to train it like a katana...
First you need to train your awareness. Meditation twice a day everyday is a must.
Then you add concepts like Boyd's loop (intelligent decision making) & DDM's (Dynamic decision making) + Perceive-Understand-Predict (PUP) to train it like a katana...
Sharp AND PRECISE.
Now you will need to do some homework and research these (too big to fit in a thread)
As you train using these frameworks you will gradually begin to identify when you slip into mid brain activation or encounter 3 main triggers,
-Situation
-Emotion
-Though
Now you will need to do some homework and research these (too big to fit in a thread)
As you train using these frameworks you will gradually begin to identify when you slip into mid brain activation or encounter 3 main triggers,
-Situation
-Emotion
-Though
What now?
Now you need to wrestle back attention and focus on keeping your frontal cortex active.
Many techniques you can deploy here,
I use simplistic ones from Cognitive therapy and stuff that I've found to work.
Now you need to wrestle back attention and focus on keeping your frontal cortex active.
Many techniques you can deploy here,
I use simplistic ones from Cognitive therapy and stuff that I've found to work.
stuff like environment reset, positioning yourself, urge surfing, cognition training, Thought interruption tools and several others
I have a collection of them on my program and clients pick and choose what works for them and use it as they require.
What does this do?
I have a collection of them on my program and clients pick and choose what works for them and use it as they require.
What does this do?
In the immediate moment it keeps the neocortex active. When practiced long term it has significant impact on developing your coping skills
I.e, more willpower.
So what now?
Remember component 2?
Reducing intensity of craving.
How does one do this?
I.e, more willpower.
So what now?
Remember component 2?
Reducing intensity of craving.
How does one do this?
Few things work really well,
1) Cognitive defusion (I have written about this previously)
Here's the link,
2) Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)
Here's a paper explaining this in depth
frontiersin.org
1) Cognitive defusion (I have written about this previously)
Here's the link,
2) Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)
Here's a paper explaining this in depth
frontiersin.org
3) Controlled dopamine injection. Usually in the form of moderate exercise some bodyweight circuit, outdoor walks
4) Puzzle games, brain training apps, coding, music, chess, any logic oriented activity
5) Yogic breathing (bellows breathing)
This should suffice
4) Puzzle games, brain training apps, coding, music, chess, any logic oriented activity
5) Yogic breathing (bellows breathing)
This should suffice
Now, the goal is to bring your brain chemistry back to baseline and this wont happen overnight.
You need to design these systems for yourself (or join my program @ projectphalanx.co) and get it all done for you) and then repetition to maintain abstinence
What happens now?
You need to design these systems for yourself (or join my program @ projectphalanx.co) and get it all done for you) and then repetition to maintain abstinence
What happens now?
Overtime your Dopamine D2 receptors go back to baseline, GLU recalibrates, other neurotransmitters serotonin, acetylcholine etc reach homeostasis.
This is true recovery.
You can fasten this process, how?
Read on..
This is true recovery.
You can fasten this process, how?
Read on..
1) HIIT plus lifting
2) Time restricted feeding
3) Meditation
4) Cognition training (pick up a new hobby that makes you use your brain)
5) Breathwork, yoga
6) Adequate sunlight
7) Optimized sleep
8) Supplementation
9) Reduce Gut inflammation
10) Stress reduction (CRF reduction)
2) Time restricted feeding
3) Meditation
4) Cognition training (pick up a new hobby that makes you use your brain)
5) Breathwork, yoga
6) Adequate sunlight
7) Optimized sleep
8) Supplementation
9) Reduce Gut inflammation
10) Stress reduction (CRF reduction)
May have left some out but this is an incredible start.
Make this into your lifestyle and let those new neural pathways form and override your old self. In due time you will recover.
The intensity and frequency of your cravings will subside & your frontal cortex is more active
Make this into your lifestyle and let those new neural pathways form and override your old self. In due time you will recover.
The intensity and frequency of your cravings will subside & your frontal cortex is more active
FYI, if you're a working professional, executive or entrepreneur and
Have the resources to invest into your transformation
Apply here @ projectphalanx.co
Guaranteed results or you pay nothing
Have the resources to invest into your transformation
Apply here @ projectphalanx.co
Guaranteed results or you pay nothing
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